The year is 1862 and a young woman named Tessa knows nothing about the dealings of war until her best friend, her older brother William, signs up to fight. She wants to follow him and so, as a boy, she signs up to join as well. This young South Carolinian will have to learn how to act like a boy while trying to conceal her feelings. Will she be able to save her brother and herself or be distracted on the way?